New Delhi, Mar 4 : Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma has said that India would take all steps, including bidding, for bringing back the personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi, which are up for auction in New York.

The belongings of Mahatma Gandhi that are up for sale include trademark wire-rimmed glasses, a pair of sandals, a pocket watch, a bowl and a plate.

Porbandar, Feb 27 : Terming all belongings of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, a national heritage, residents of Porbandar on Friday opposed the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings, which is due next month in New York.

The proposed sale has dismayed the Gandhians in Porbandar, as they believe it goes against the philosophy of a man who shunned material possessions and led an ascetic life.

The pair of the famed metal-rimmed spectacles, a pocket watch and sandals of Gandhi are scheduled to be auctioned.

Rajkot, Feb. 4 : To promote Khadi among the youth, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) along with the Friends'' group organized a fashion show on Monday that displayed unique creations from the traditional hand-spun fabric.

The function Paridhan Utsav 2009 witnessed some special designer collection for kids, men and women designed by Rajkot based designers.

"I have done a lot of fashion shows but this show is quiet different as Khadi garments are being displayed here and the designs are very good," said Jimmy Nanda who won Mrs. India crown in 2007.

New Delhi, Jan 30 : India paid homage to ''Father of Nation'' Mahatma Gandhi on his 61st death anniversary, which is also observed as Martyr''s Day.

The main ceremony took place at Rajghat, Gandhi''s memorial.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will inaugurate a ''Leprosy Seal Campaign'' and an ''Anti-Leprosy Fortnight''. Several other welfare programmes will also be launched in rememberance of Gandhi.

London, January 8 : Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus, and The Beatles'''' John Lennon have now featured on a spoof website created by Twitter fans, which compares bloggers' real-life experiences with the thoughts of such famous historical figures.

The website called Historical Tweets allows its users to post snappy updates on what they are doing in 140 characters.

Gandhi's thought of non-violence manifested itself in one of the posts that read: "Punched an old lady today. Feel bad."

Gorakhpur, Oct. 2 : Charkha, the spinning wheel propagated by Mahatma Gandhi which has been a symbol of freedom movement, has no takers today, with weavers drifting to take to modern methods of weaving yarn.

With automation being the key link in almost all economic activities, weavers in Gorakhpur region, who earlier relied on Charkha for their livelihood, admit that it has no relevance today.